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Chiara apartamento Tremezzo
from £71 /night help Price for guests, Nights approx:
Availability Your dates are available
Apartment / 2 bedrooms / sleeps 4
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If you want to visit Lake Como without the need of a car-this brand new Lake Como apartment is close to the lake, ferry , restaurants, bus routes so no car is necessary! A golden sandy beach is short drive away.
1 double bedroom with king size bed and another separate twin room the apartment comfortably sleeps 4.Patio furniture for alfresco and lovely lake view in the heart of pictureque Tremezzo. The property is in the heart of the area known as Tremezzina, one of the most sought after areas of the lake with world famous Villa Carlotta and The Grand Hotel Tremezzo. The apartment is situated next to delicious the local bars , restaurants and renowned gelateria close by. Mini market, fresh fruit and veg plus the choicest cuts inc authenitc italian Salami can by found close by.
The apartment contains all mod cons from tv and dvd to dishwasher and washing machine and has been tastefully furnished throughout. This top floor home represents the ideal apartment for a base to explore the whole of the lake from Bellagio to Menaggio and with the lake, ferry and bus route just a few metres walk from the accommodation you are never far from the buzz of the lake!
In fact only the road that accesses the whole of the lake from Menaggio to Como separates you and the apartment from the lake itself!
Size | Sleeps up to 4, 2 bedrooms |
Nearest beach | Lenno 3 km |
Access | Car not necessary |
Nearest Amenities | 100 m |
Nearest travel links | Nearest airport: Milan malpensa/linate 55 km, Nearest railway: Como San Giovanni 25 km |
Family friendly | Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility |
Notes | No pets allowed, No smoking at this property |
Features and Facilities
Luxuries | Internet access, DVD player |
General | Central heating, TV |
Utilities | Dishwasher, Cooker, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine |
Rooms | 2 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Shower rooms |
Furniture | Double beds (1), Single beds (2), Dining seats for 4, Lounge seats for 4 |
Other | Linen provided, Towels provided |
Outdoors | Balcony or terrace |
Further details indoors | Comfortable living room with sofa and dining for 4, tv and dvd. 1 kingsize bed with ample wardrobe space. A separate twin room with more wardrobe space. Brand new bathroom with shower, wc and bidet Fully fitted kitchen with all mod cons including dishwasher. The apartment also houses a washing machine. Internet key available 25 euro per week (pre booked key at time of reservation) Plug in dongle key for laptop pc's |
Further details outdoors | Spacious terrace with patio furniture for alfresco dining Communal parking spaces across the road from the apartment |
Further details | Deposit by bank transfer balance on arrival in euros. 250 secuity refundable secuity bond paid on arrival refunded on departure. |
The Lake Como region
People visit Lake Como for the culture, scenery and world renowned food but return time and again for the ambience and verve the locals help to create.
Lakeside walks, lazy lunches, designer shopping and little boutiques, villas. churches and history, parks and beaches all set amongst the vivid lake and mountain backdrop.
Life here is positvely in the slow lane, where a love of beauty, good food and wine and friendship abounds.
Whether your buying your rocket or fresh tomatoes from the local fruit and veg man who will give you a receipe to help you along or the the cafeteria who will paintstakingly wrap you pastries in pretty bows, this is a land where attention to detail is everything and time seems to have almost stood still.
As the apartment is only 5 minutes walk to the lake you are ideally situated to access the whole area from Bellagio to Menaggio by ferry or bus just a few minutes walk from the apartment.
If you are in need of rest and recupperation this holiday will hit all the right notes with the lake and montain acting as the perfect canvass to paint an idyllic holiday you'll want to recapture year after year.
Villa Carlotta.. acres of beautiful themed gardens...5 minutes walk!
Villa Balbianello (James Bond villa)..5 minutes drive
Lido golden sand manmade beach in Lenno...5 min drive
Park in Tremezzo and Ossuccio for sunbathing
Pigra funicular..see the lake from the mountains
Cookery courses
Bellagio, "chocolate box "village is just a ferry ride away
Switzerland, designer shopping, San Moritz etc..30 mins to Swiss border from the apartment
Como city-Volta musuem is situated here, beautiful piazzas, 14th gothic cathederal
Milan ..1 hr 15 mins by car for La Scala musuem/opera house, Duomo Cathederal, Shopping, Ac Milan & Inter football teams
Monza grand prix ...1 hr, car or train
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Credit Hours: | 3 |
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Instructional Mode: | Online |
Dates: | 08/25/2014 - 10/17/2014 |
Schedule Notes: | Course delivered primarily via Laulima and your UH Google account. |
Course Restrictions: | None |
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Course Prerequisites: | None |
Course Description: | ECOM 100 provides an introduction to the technology and history of the Internet and its uses as an electronic commerce media from informational websites to full online retail systems. Included in the introductory survey will be analysis and evaluation of retail and business-to-business Internet-based systems. Course work includes Web page design and the construction of a business-style Web site, and in depth Internet and online marketing techniques. |
Textbooks: | Laudon, K. (2014). E-Commerce Essentials. Pearson. ISBN-13: 978-0133544985. Or most current version. |
Technical Requirements: | Working knowledge of personal computer systems and the ability to operate standard web browsers and use e-mail comfortably. Must be fluent using Laulima. Must be able to download and open files in common formats. Must download, install, and use Skype from skype.com. Must be able to use Google Drive (GoogleDocs & GoogleSites). Must be able to attach files to email and send them to another person. Must check UH email daily for course updates. |
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I worked at Progressive Business Publications full-time (More than 3 years)
Not many. But if you are willing to be a follower and do what they say you will get by. You need to be someone who doesn't think for themselves.
Search the web for "progressive business publications" and look at the search results.
You will see a great deal of negative publicity about the company exploiting people at businesses across the country. This is reason enough not to work there.
On top of that, consider the people who work there for a long time and are comfortable with this fact. They obviously are either stuck there or don't find anything wrong with misleading or taking advantage of people. Why would you want to work with them?
In addition to these facts, my experience at the company was very in line with the negative facts that come up in the search results. People there didn't really care about the customers, nor did management really care about employees. The turnover rate of employees was very high and customers were always calling into complain.
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I worked at Progressive Business Publications full-time
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Very friendly people who want the company to grow and succeed.
Flat organization with no career growth. HR issues common. Suggestions for improvement regularly shot down by management who regularly bend or break the rules. Money is wasted on failing divisions and morale is typically low. Dishonest tactics for most business practices.
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Reward your hard workers instead of hiring corporate misfits who make six figure salaries and then leave a year later. Spend some resources developing your loyal employees and promote from within. Break up the boy's club mentality and open up the club for others to succeed.
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I worked at Progressive Business Publications
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Creator: | WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.) |
Title: | WSB-TV newsfilm clip of police chief Laurie Pritchett speaking to reporters about the arrest of Freedom Riders in Albany, Georgia, 1961 December 10 |
Date: | 1961 Dec. 10 |
Description: | In this WSB newsfilm clip from December 10, 1961 police chief Laurie Pritchett speaks to reporters following the arrest of Freedom Riders in Albany, Georgia. The clip begins with a reporter introducing chief Pritchett and asking him to explain what happened when the Freedom Riders arrived in Albany the day before. Chief Pritchett begins by explaining that the police department had learned about the Freedom Ride through the Southwest Georgian, the local African American weekly newspaper as well as through the local office of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Pritchett reports that while the train station is usually quiet on Sunday afternoons, on the day the Freedom Riders arrived, a crowd started gathering around the train station about three p.m. Policemen were stationed around the station both in uniforms and in plain clothes. According to Pritchett, after the interracial group of nine riders arrived at the train station they moved into the waiting room. Pritchett then ordered the police officers to block off the doors to protect the Freedom Riders. He then says that he asked the Freedom Riders if they were planning to stay in town or move on. When the Freedom Riders said they were going to stay in town, Pritchett says he asked them to "proceed on to where they were going to avoid causing trouble." Pritchett explains that the Freedom Riders left the waiting room and were greeted outside by a large group of African Americans who blocked the street. Pritchett indicates that he had the policemen protect the Freedom Riders and that he asked them to leave the street and go on their way. In portions of the interview not recorded in this clip, Pritchett states that he ordered the riders arrested as a last resort after deciding that things with the waiting crowd "could get out of hand at any time." After their arrest, the Freedom Riders were brought to police headquarters in a paddy wagon. Albany's traffic division officers restored normal traffic flow within fifteen to twenty minutes after the arrest. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) organized the December 10 ride from Atlanta to Albany with four black and four white riders and a white observer, Casey Hayden, who monitored the group's interactions with the police and others. Black riders were SNCC executive secretary James Forman, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) member Bernard Lee, SNCC office manager Norma Collins, and recent Atlanta University graduate, Lenora Taitt. White riders included Danish journalist Per Laursen, and three more SNCC members: Bob Zellner, Joan Browning, and Tom Hayden. A group of local African Americans had gathered to meet the riders at the train station, but only reporter A. C. Searles, SNCC member Charles Jones, and former Albany State College student Bertha Gober were allowed in the station. Freedom ride participants attempted to use the white waiting room; they were asked to leave by the police. Shortly after moving outside, all eight freedom riders were arrested, as were Jones, Gober, and another student from Albany State College, Willa Mae Henderson. All were charged with disorderly conduct, obstruction of the flow of traffic, and failure to obey an officer. Title supplied by cataloger. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for digital conversion and description of the WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection. |
Types: | Moving images | News | Unedited footage |
Subjects: | Pritchett, Laurie, 1926-2000 | African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Albany | African American college students--Georgia--Albany | African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--Albany | Arrest--Georgia--Albany | Civil rights demonstrations--Georgia--Albany | Civil rights movements--Georgia--Albany | Civil rights workers--Georgia--Albany | Direct action--Georgia--Albany | Imprisonment--Georgia--Albany | Passive resistance--Georgia--Albany | Police--Georgia--Albany | Press conferences--Georgia--Albany | Race discrimination--Georgia--Albany | Race relations | Railroad stations--Georgia--Albany | Reporters and reporting--Georgia--Albany | Segregation in transportation--Georgia--Albany | Segregation--Georgia--Albany | Police vehicles--Georgia--Albany | Police chiefs--Georgia--Albany | Albany (Ga.)--Politics and government--History--20th century | Albany (Ga.)--Race relations--History--20th century | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) | United States. Interstate Commerce Commission | Albany (Ga.) | Dougherty County (Ga.) |
Collection: | WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection |
Institution: | Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection |
Contributors: | Pritchett, Laurie, 1926-2000 | Digital Library of Georgia | Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection | Civil Rights Digital Library Collection (Digital Library of Georgia) |
Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia and Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, University of Georgia Libraries | 2007 |
Original Material: | 1 clip (about 4 min.): black-and-white, sound ; 16 mm. Original found in the WSB-TV newsfilm collection. |
Rights and Usage: | WSB-TV newsfilm clip of police chief Laurie Pritchett speaking to reporters about the arrest of Freedom Riders in Albany, Georgia, 1961 December 10, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 1056, 55:29/59:53, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Ga, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia. |
Related Materials: | Forms part of: Civil Rights Digital Library. |
Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/crdl/id:ugabma_wsbn_44899 |


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Aromashodu, Bertone Named Outstanding Athletes; Smith, Meyer Named Outstanding Student-Athletes
Henry set the Owls' Sack Record - Smith is No. 1 nationally in INTs
The Owls captured the last four game to finish 2013 6-6 and bowl eligible for the first time since 2008.
Players Let Us Know What They are Thankful For
A look at Florida Atlantics Senior Offensive Captain
2012: Saw action at center in every game, starting 11...developed into a leader using his junior college playing knowledge of turning a program around as an asset in helping FAU do the same...used the off season to become a better player through training and film.
Riverside Community College: Played for Tom Craft at Riverside Community College...earned first-team All-Conference honors as a junior and second team honors as a freshman...All-Academic.
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I know, for a guy who says he's taking the day off, I sure keep updating a lot. But I thought you'd like to see the new cover art of the trade paperback edition of Old Man's War and the cover art for The Ghost Brigades, both of which were sent to me by Tor, I can only surmise, as a birthday present. Yay! The new artist is John Harris, who has previously done covers for folks like Orson Scott Card and Ben Bova. There is worse company to be in. Anyway, here they are.
Daily Archives: May 10, 2005
Picture Pairing: A Meme
Actually, before I take the day off for my birthday, let me suggest a meme to propogate while I'm gone:
Pair up a picture with a song that best describes the picture (or vice versa). "Best decribes" being open to interpretation — it could literally describe what's going on in the picture, or it could be a piece of music that invokes a feeling you associate with the picture, or whatever. Also, you can just name the song, if you think it's something most people will recognize.
Here is my picture, and the song that goes with it:
"Over the Hillside" by The Blue Nile, from their album Hats.
Your turn.
36 today. 35 was largely a good year; I thank it for its service. 36 will hopefully carry on the tradition. Also, now that I am past the midpoint of my 30s, I have to say that it's shaping up to be a damn fine decade. As with last year, I check to see if I have any deep insight into the world to share with you all, and once again the answer is: Well, no, not really. Be nice to each other. Floss. Don't eat that fifth donut. Aside from that, I got nothin'.
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SMPlayer may have been dead for a while, but it seems very active now, with two releases in just one month. The latest SMPlayer 0.7.0 brings basic support for YouTube and MPlayer2 as well as other new features.
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Power of GNU/Linux in One's Hand (Video)
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SMPlayer: Complete Front-end for MPlayer
SMPlayer intends to be a complete front-end for MPlayer (video player), from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more.
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Critical hole in Mplayer
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The Fire Service's 2008 Awakening
The Fire Service's 2008 Awakening
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As the year comes to an end, I started looking at some of the major accomplishments in the fire service this year, especially in the fire prevention arena. I am proud to say that we have indeed taken great strides. I have always believed that the fire service is the sleeping giant that is destined to wake up some day and play the highest role in our battles to better protect our citizens and reduce the adverse economic impacts of fires to our communities across the land.
I am delighted to see that the sleeping giant is finally waking up. I can't wait for it to really get going after the morning cup of coffee. Just imagine what it can accomplish when it is up and running at peak performance.
In all my articles throughout the years, I have always strongly focused on fire prevention as the best strategy to address the fire problem in our country. It will reduce the adverse economic impacts of fire, decrease the total number of fire injuries and fatalities as well as provide for the highest level of firefighter safety, so that "Everyone Goes Home" to their loved ones at the end their shifts.
Thus, from this perspective, the two most significant fire service accomplishments of this year were the inaugural Vision 20/20: National Strategic Agenda for Fire Loss Prevention forum in Washington D.C. held April. And then, our tremendous success at the International Code Council (ICC) Hearings in Minneapolis, back in September.
At the ICC hearings, we were successful not only in the adoption of the residential fire sprinkler proposal, but also the adoption of 23 of the high-rise safety recommendations developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in their investigations into the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center tragedy.
These two accomplishments are the results of years of hard work by many of my most dedicated peers in the fire service and will undoubtedly have monumental impacts in better protecting our firefighters and citizens. These two accomplishments are very much interrelated, and the level of unprecedented fire service cooperation and coordination among the many major fire service organizations in bringing them together signifies the awakening of our gentle giant.
In 2007, after years of relentless work by my good friend, Fire Marshal Jim Crawford with Vancouver, WA, Fire Department, Vision 20/20 finally sprung to life when the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) - US Branch was awarded a Fire Prevention and Safety Grant by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to develop a comprehensive national strategy for fire prevention. Vision 20/20's National Strategic Agenda for Fire Loss Prevention is a project with the goal of helping to bring together fire prevention efforts and focus everyone's efforts collectively to effectively address the fire problem in the United States.
In April, Vision 20/20 held a very productive two-day forum. Quite literally, this forum was a gathering of a "who's-who" in fire safety attending from across the country as well as the United Kingdom and Australia. There were more than 170 participants representing our nation's fire service and leaders of major national fire protection and safety organizations. The end result of this forum was the report titled "Vision 20/20 National Strategies for Fire Loss Prevention Final Report" that has formulated all their findings and the pertinent recommendations.
The five strategies and the national organizations to facilitate and lead these efforts are listed below:
- Strategy 1: Increase Advocacy for Fire Prevention - Facilitating Individuals/Organizations: Alan Perdue: International Association of Fire Chiefs, Fire Life Safety Section
- Strategy 2: Conduct a National Fire Safety Education/Social Marketing Campaign - Facilitating Individuals/Organizations: Jim Crawford, Institute of Fire Engineers - US Branch; Meri-K. Appy, Home Safety Council; Mick Ballesteros, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Paul Schwartzman, Chair, Public Education Section for the National Fire Protection Association
- Strategy 3: Raise the Importance of Fire Prevention Within the Fire Service - Facilitating Individuals/Organizations: Bill Kehoe, Institute of Fire Engineers - US Branch
- Strategy 4: Promote Technology to Enhance Fire and Life Safety - Facilitating Individuals/Organizations: Dan Madrzykowski, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building and Fire Research Laboratory
- Strategy 5: Refine and Improve the Application of Codes and Standards that Enhance Public and Firefighter Safety and Preserve Community Assets - Facilitating Individuals/Organizations: Sean DeCrane, International Association of Fire Fighters
In a recently released report summarizing the findings and recommendations of their April 2006 conference, titled "Wingspread V - Statements of National Significance to the Fire Service and to Those Served -- fire service unity was strongly emphasized in their position statement.
"The effectiveness of the nation's fire service on the national level depends on cooperation between and among the major fire organizations. Fire service organizational leaders must commit to working together for the common good rather than competing for individual interests. Our lack of a unified voice has been a major stumbling block to political support and funding on the Federal level. Fire chiefs and fire service organizations must come to agreement on the proper response to solve the American fire problem; only then can they speak with one voice that political leaders can hear and act upon."
That being said, take a look at all the people and the major national fire service organizations involved with the five strategies outlined by Vision 20/20, and you will agree with me that our ongoing Vision 20/20 efforts are directly in line with the implementation of the Wingspread recommendation.
I believe that the Vision 20/20 forum brought more focus on the importance of recognizing fire as a national problem and that we must develop a solid game plan and then take measured and coordinated steps to address this problem.
I believe that to be able to succeed in the long run, establishment of two very important organizational mechanisms are of absolute importance. The first is establishing a well-defined inter-organizational mechanism of responsibility and accountability. Secondly, allocating the resources and establishing a mechanism of sustained systematic funding. No, these aren't impossible tasks to accomplish. As a matter of fact we are pretty good at it, but only if we put our minds to it and draw on our extensive fire service organizational experiences.
I believe that to address the national fire problem, it is our professional obligation as the fire service to step up to the plate, take command, and use all our tactical and leadership skills and experiences to best protect our communities. So why not look at this just like another major incident? Using an incident command system (ICS) analogy, we then need to establish a "unified command" to address these long-term challenges. And we need to develop an incident action plan (IAP) to enable us to succeed in our future battles at the local levels.
This is what we are good at and this is how we can best organize to address the complex incidents. And this is as complex as it gets. This challenge is much bigger than any of our fire service organizations alone. We need all of the major fire service players involved. ICS is a team approach that could result in successful accomplishment of our missions. It is adaptable, expandable, versatile, task oriented with a great degree of responsibility, oversight and accountability. That being said, why not use the ICS approach that the fire service is intimately familiar with? After all, just because it is not a major fire or hurricane, it doesn't mean that we can't use the useful ICS concepts, right?
Vision 20/20 forum was a monumental step forward, yet the first step. The giant is only waking up. The second major accomplishment of this year was the well-coordinated efforts of many fire service organizations to actively participate in the construction code development process that led to the successful adoption of many of the fire service's fire and life safety proposals in the ICC Code Hearing in Minneapolis, back in September.
On Sept. 21, we made a historic and monumental accomplishment for the safety of our public all across the nation. As a result of the direct support and extensive involvement from all fire service organizations and many of our fellow public servants, the building officials; we made great fire and life safety enhancements to the ICC's building and fire codes.
Two of the most important proposals that were voted on and approved to be included into the International Residential Code (IRC) were the requirement for installation of carbon monoxide detectors and also the requirement to install residential fire sprinkler systems in all new homes. This was a great victory. Not only for us, but most importantly, for our citizens.
There were also other fire service proposals that were successful in getting adopted into both the building and fire codes, most of which were simply overshadowed by the news of our residential fire sprinkler success. I believe that one of the most important victories for the fire service was the adoption of 23 of the 30 major recommendations of the NIST World Trade Center Investigation.
These fire and life safety improvements will not only better protect the occupants, but also the firefighters. I am delighted that as a direct result of our successful efforts in the code development arena, the future generation of firefighters won't face the same challenges that 343 of our brothers and sisters faced on Sept. 11.
In an article titled "Safer Buildings Are Goal of New Code Changes Based on Recommendations from NIST World Trade Center Investigation," Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez stated "the lessons learned from the tragic events of Sept. 11 have yielded stronger building and fire codes for a new generation of safer, more robust buildings across the nation."
"The new codes address areas such as increasing structural resistance to building collapse from fire and other incidents; requiring a third exit stairway for tall buildings; increasing the width of all stairways by 50 percent in new high-rises; strengthening criteria for the bonding, proper installation and inspection of sprayed fire-resistive materials (commonly known as fireproofing) improving the reliability of active fire protection systems(such as automatic sprinklers; requiring a new class of robust elevators for access by emergency responders in lieu of an additional stairway; making exit path markings more prevalent and more visible; and ensuring effective coverage throughout a building for emergency responder radio communications."
The lead WTC investigator for NIST, Shyam Sunder stated "these code changes are the result of a strong commitment to public safety by the nation's building and fire safety officials, private sector professionals and the fire service. The improvements that they will ensure will be of lasting value to our society."
I believe that the fire service active participation was indeed instrumental in this accomplishment. The fire service giant is gradually waking up and is now realizing its own strength in positively impacting and improving its work environment, the building on fire. We must recognize that it is only through long term commitment and active systematic participation in the code development process that we can better provide for the higher degree of safety and protection of our citizens, our communities, and our own firefighters.
These two major accomplishments -- Vision 20/20 and the successes in the code development arena -- have a common denominator which we must heavily focus on for further development for our future success.
Organizing the fire service to actively participate in the code development process is our task, as identified by Strategy 5 of the Vision 20/20, which is specifically focused on this very important issue. The fire service must maintain the pace and build on this positive momentum to be able to defend our recent fire and life safety gains.
Why? Because, it is important to remember that our opponents in the code development arena, are not necessarily too pleased with the emergence of the fire service giant in better protecting our communities from the devastating impact of fires. To them, our fire and life safety proposals merely translate to financial burdens and inconvenience. Have no doubt that they will make all attempts to wipe out all our fire and life safety gains in the next code adoption cycle, and our next battle will be at the ICC Code Action Hearings in October 2009, in Baltimore. We must be there to protect our communities by repelling their attacks and defending our gains.
Our country's current economic difficulties would make this task rather challenging for all of us in the fire service. With training and travel budgets being cut, even participation in the code development process would not be an easy task, let alone attending the code hearings. Without our active participation, all our hard work and gains could be wiped out.
Here is my suggestion. What better way to spend a very small part of the fire grant, than to make sure that that all the gains that fire service have made in the code development arena in protecting our communities are maintained? I believe that fire prevention has the highest rate of return of the tax payers' investment on the fire service in the form of the fire grants. Then why not, allocate a part of the fire grant for the active participation of the fire service members in the development of the construction codes?
Take a look at the "16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives" that the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) is leading. I believe that initiatives 10, 14, and 15 listed below, clearly help us justify receiving this grant.
- Initiative 10 - Grant programs should support the implementation of safe practices and/or mandate safe practices as an eligibility requirement.
- Initiative 14 - Public education must receive more resources and be championed as a critical fire and life safety program.
- Initiative 15 - Advocacy must be strengthened for the enforcement of codes and the installation of home fire sprinklers.
I believe one of the national organizations that should step to the plate and assist the IAFF in developing Strategy 5 of the Vision 20/20, is the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM). Due to their important role in regulating fire codes and fire prevention efforts in all States, NASFM could be the ideal national organization to coordinate our efforts, apply for such fire grant, and disseminate the resources based on the needs at the local levels within each state.
NASFM is the essential part of the equation to address the national fire problem since they are the connecting link between the United States Fire Administration (USFA) at the national level on one end, and the 30,185 local fire departments in our country on the other end. Their essential role in implementing the incident action plan in the unified command system is indisputable.
Of utmost importance in coordinating and implementing the national strategies at the local levels is the active participation of the International Fire Marshals Association (IFMA). IFMA should play a key role in coordinating these national efforts at the local jurisdictions where the rubber actually meets the road.
One of our New Year's resolutions for 2009 must be establishing that Unified Command system that could coordinate all our efforts in addressing the fire problem in our country. We have come a long way, but we still have a way to go. The giant is finally waking up.
Related Links
- Vision 20/20 National Strategies for Fire Loss Prevention
- Vision 20/20 National Strategies for Fire Loss Prevention Final Report (PDF)
- Wingspread V Report (PDF)
- Mission Accomplished, Not Yet
- Safer Buildings Are Goal of New Code Changes Based on Recommendations from NIST World Trade Center Investigation
- The 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives
- NFPA's Fact Sheet: The U.S. Fire Department Profile Through 2007 (PDF)
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Compiled mplayer really using XvMCNVIDIA?
Is your compiled mplayer really using XvMCNVIDIA? Does "ldd /usr/bin/mplayer" (assuming mplayer is in /usr/bin) yield a line similar to:
libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1 (0x00484000) Using ./configure --enable-xvmc --with-xvmclib=XvMCNVIDIA ran but did not include XvMCNVIDIA (even though it said it did). I am running GNU/Linux Fedora Core 5; nvidia.ko module compiled from NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8762-pkg1.run, MPlayer-1.0pre8.tar.bz2, 3.2GHz Intel processor, one gigabyte of system memory and a GeForce 6800 GT video card my /etc/X11/XvMCConfig contains one line: libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1 I added these three links: ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1 /usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA.so.1 ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1 /usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA.so ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1 /usr/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1 I edited "configure" and removed two include lines in the XvMC test compile program. Here is a diff of the original and the modified: # diff configure configure.orig 3854a3855,3856 > #include <X11/extensions/Xvlib.h> > #include <X11/extensions/XvMClib.h> These two files are part of the libXvMC-devel-1.0.1-3 RPM. The libXvMC-1.0.1-3 RPM is also installed. After running the above configure command, check the XvMC section of configure.log and look for lines similar to: ldd /tmp/mplayer-conf-15085-11830.o linux-gate.so.1 => (0x00265000) libXvMC.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXvMC.so.1 (0x009ff000) libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1 (0x00425000) If you do not see this, you or I have made a mistake. Assuming all is well run "make"... and then "ldd ./mplayer" yielded (partial): libXvMC.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXvMC.so.1 (0x00341000) libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1 (0x00209000) So mplayer says it is using the library libXvMC from the RPM as well as the NVIDIA library. Did I do myself any good? I have a station listing XXX1 in my ~/.mplayer/channels.conf and channels.conf.atsc file and am using an HD-3000 card from pchdtv.com I ran "./mplayer dvb://XXX1" and "top" command in a separate window gave me CPU/Memory usage for mplayer of 46/2.6 percent and for X of 12/2.4 percent I ran "./mplayer -vo xvmc -vc ffmpeg12mc dvb://XXX1" and "top" command in a separate window gave me CPU/Memory usage for mplayer of 31-35/1.2 percent and for X of 0-1/1.8 percent So CPU usage dropped about ten to fifteen percent for mplayer and eleven percent for "X". The GPU on the card must be in use. Since mplayer is the default driver program for mythtv, others might see an increase in performance if mplayer actually uses XvMCNVIDIA. Am I missing something? Did I do the above changes for no good reason? The mplayer usage numbers seem to say the new mplayer is an improvement. I have only used this new mplayer for 24 hours but so far no problems. I would be interested in others experience. I looked into solving this due to horizontal streaking in my HDTV output (See my post titled: Horizontal streaking with S-Video). Watching a file with mplayer still gives me horizontal streaking when the original content was from a 1080i broadcast but is fine within mythtv. Does someone know the proper switches for mplayer to emulate the deinterlacing in mythtv using the "Bob" algorythm? Or should the file simply be coverted to another format? Anyway, hope this helps someone. The mplayer people have stated not to report problems if you enable any extra features (such as --enable-xvmc) and run into problems so do not bother them. |
Re: Compiled mplayer really using XvMCNVIDIA?
For some reason mplayer wants to statically link the lib.a, which is a pain in the butt comes time when you update the nvidia drivers, you also have to recompile mplayer.
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Operator renewal theory and mixing rates for dynamical systems with infinite measure
Melbourne, I and Terhesiu, D (2011) Operator renewal theory and mixing rates for dynamical systems with infinite measure Inventiones Mathematicae, 189 (1). 61 - 110. ISSN 0020-9910
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We develop a theory of operator renewal sequences in the context of infinite ergodic theory. For large classes of dynamical systems preserving an infinite measure, we determine the asymptotic behaviour of iterates $L^n$ of the transfer operator. This was previously an intractable problem. Examples of systems covered by our results include (i) parabolic rational maps of the complex plane and (ii) (not necessarily Markovian) nonuniformly expanding interval maps with indifferent fixed points. In addition, we give a particularly simple proof of pointwise dual ergodicity (asymptotic behaviour of $\sum_{j=1}^nL^j$) for the class of systems under consideration. In certain situations, including Pomeau-Manneville intermittency maps, we obtain higher order expansions for $L^n$ and rates of mixing. Also, we obtain error estimates in the associated Dynkin-Lamperti arcsine laws.
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Israel admits that the West Bank is occupied territory
Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:29 Rate this: 0 points | BenF the world has moved on since 1967 when the emegency regulations you refer to above were put in place immediately following the Six Day War. |
Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:48 Rate this: 0 points | The emergency regulations are not the point. The point is that in 1967 Israel agreed with the rest of the world that these territories are occupied territories and spoke of them as such. If they were occupied then they cannot be not occupied now. Seems to be the end of that particular argument. |
Wed, 12/28/2011 - 14:27 Rate this: 0 points | Not it's not the point. Israel brought in emrgency regulations in much the same way as the Allied Powers during their occupation of Germany after WWII for what was at the time supposed to have been a short occupation. They are not occupied now because Jordan which was the only sovereign state laying claim to the territories has now renounced that claim. The PLO in its founding charter stipulated that it had no claims to Judea and Samaria. For someone who argues that pro-Israel supporters live in the past you are doing much the same thing here. After the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel was — in Defense Minister Moshe Dayan's famous phrase — "waiting for a telephone call" from Arab leaders. Israelis expected to hear that now, at last, their neighbors were ready to talk peace. Having escaped not only feared annihilation, but also winning a seemingly miraculous victory, Israel's leaders did two things: They vowed not to return to the vulnerable armistice lines of 1948 and '49 or to a divided Jerusalem, and yet to be "unbelievably generous in working out peace terms," as Foreign Minister Abba Eban put it. In direct talks with Arab countries, "everything is negotiable," he said. But, as Maj. Gen. (later president) Chaim Herzog noted, "Israel's belief that the war had come to an end and peace would prevail along the borders was quickly dispelled. Three weeks after the conclusion of hostilities, the first major incident occurred along the Suez Canal." Meanwhile, from late June through July, the Soviet Union — determined to revive its influence and the confidence of its allies, Egypt and Syria — initiated a massive resupply of arms. This included the shipment of more than 200 crated MiG fighter jets in two weeks. On July 15, five Arab leaders agreed "on the necessary effective steps to eliminate the consequences of imperialist Israeli aggression on the Arab homeland." This language echoed Soviet advice to "liquidate the consequences" of the war without conceding anything to Israel. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and his colleagues attempted to stand reality on its head and convince themselves, and the world, that they had been victimized, rather than defeated by Israel in self-defense. Regaining confidence, Nasser declared on July 23 "that he was preparing his armed forces to continue the battle against Israel. 'We shall never surrender and shall not accept any peace that means surrender." In addition, he asserted, "'we shall preserve the rights of the Palestinians,'" (A History of Israel: From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time, Howard M. Sachar, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996, second edition). These "rights" were to be realized not only by Israeli withdrawal to the 1948 and '49 armistice lines, but eventually to the truncated boundaries proposed in the 1947 U.N. partition plan (rejected by the Arab representatives at the time). Finally, the leaders of thirteen Arab states gathered at a summit conference in Khartoum, Sudan from August 29 to September 1. There they pledged to continue their struggle against Israel. Influenced by Nasser, "their conditions were quite specific: no peace with Israel, no negotiations with Israel, no recognition of Israel, and 'maintenance of the rights of the Palestinian people in their nation.' The Khartoum Declaration was the first serious warning to the Israelis that their expectation of an imminent 'phone call' from the Arab world might be a pipe dream" (Sachar). This "warning" was reinforced on October 21, when an Egyptian missile boat sunk the Israeli destroyer Eilat, killing 47 people. It was confirmed in November and December, when the Arab states repeatedly rebuffed attempts by Sweden's ambassador to the Soviet Union, Gunnar Jarring — serving as the U.N. secretary general's special envoy - to induce them to join talks with Israel. In fact, the "three no's of Khartoum" held for a dozen years, until Egypt signed a peace treaty with Israel — at which point the other 20 member states expelled it from the Arab League. |
Wed, 12/28/2011 - 16:52 Rate this: 0 points | I thought that would give you a laugh seems we are all mired in the past! |
Wed, 12/28/2011 - 17:00 Rate this: 0 points | Advis3r, you will forgive Mary her mirth but that was an eyeroll of off the scale magnitude. "there used to be an occupation but there isn't anymore" |
Wed, 12/28/2011 - 17:30 Rate this: 0 points | From an article which is by no means pro-Israel. Furthermore in 2010 [http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=188604] the Palestinian Authority reaffirmed the death penalty for any Palestinian found guilty of selling land to Israelis in Judea and Samaria - if as you say Israel is occupying Judea and Samaria how could such a law come into force or be enforceable? Could you possibly imagine the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto enacting a law that any Jew selling land to a German would face the death penalty. |
Wed, 12/28/2011 - 18:42 Rate this: 0 points | Israel again admits that the West Bank is occupied territory and this only, yesterday. The Israeli High Court... "...it is necessary to take account of the fact that the West Bank has been under a prolonged and continuing occupation..." |
Thu, 12/29/2011 - 13:35 Rate this: 0 points | ben, it appears that your quote is a lie, and that you made it up |
Thu, 12/29/2011 - 13:51 Rate this: 0 points | Appearances can be VERY deceptive. Did I hear pretty please? |
Thu, 12/29/2011 - 14:03 Rate this: 0 points | I don't need the link I have found it - what BenF fails to tell you is this: http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/high-court-says-israel-can-tak... So the Supreme Court has confirmed the point I was making that the position has changed since 1967 and in addition what BenF fails to mention presumably wht he did not want to link to the quote is that the reason for this is to benefit the Palestinians. yes it is a "brutal occupation" to be sure. |
Thu, 12/29/2011 - 14:15 Rate this: 0 points | Not at all I just wanted to hear pretty please. " It is necessary to take into account the fact that the West Bank is under a prolonged and continuing occupation ...." The rights and wrongs of the quarry issue are irrelevant to this point. Of course things change but Israel's admission that the West Bank is occupied territory clearly hasn't. |
Thu, 12/29/2011 - 15:19 Rate this: 0 points | Judea and Samaria are disputed territories whose status can only be determined through negotiations. Occupied territories are territories captured in war from an established and recognized sovereign. As Judea and Samaria were not under the legitimate and recognized sovereignty of any state prior to the Six Day War, they should not be considered occupied territories. |
Thu, 12/29/2011 - 15:50 Rate this: 0 points | What a shame the whole world does so consider them. Stil, you can't win them all. |


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NORFOLK -- A Newport News man is questioning the action of Norfolk police officers after a confrontation at Harborfest this weekend.
Jeremiah Schwenk said he was trying to use his cell phone to video police officers who were questioning his friend when he was approached by an officer.
Schwenk posted video of his confrontation with the officer on YouTube and it was later posted to the website LiveLeak.Com.
The video shows an unidentified police officer walk up to Schwenk and ask if he could help him. Schwenk said he was just videotaping officers questioning his friend.
'I didn't think that he would approach me,' Schwenk said. 'As you can see, I didn't approach him. I stay a very safe distance away and when he came up to me I said, 'sir, this is a cell phone. It's not a threat to you.''
The tense exchange between the officer and Schwenk continues for nearly a minute before Schwenk moves his camera to continue shooting over the shoulder of the police officer.
Eventually, Schwenk's friend is released by the officers he was talking with and the officer talking with Schwenk tells him he can hold his camera on the sidewalk and continue shooting.
But the confrontation escalated moments later when Schwenk asked the officer for his name and badge number.
In the video, you hear the officer identify himself as Sergeant Peele. After he says his name, he tells Schwenk 'that's all [he] needs to know.'
The police department has confirmed the officer in the video is Sgt. Peele and said he is currently assigned to the department's Homeland Security Division.
Schwenk continues to press the officer for his badge number and then the officer smacks the camera and tells Schwenk to get the camera's light out of his face.
The picture then gets shaky as hands cover the camera's lens and you hear Schwenk yell out 'That's assault! Hey, That's assault!'
Schwenk said he was shocked by Sgt. Peele's behavior.
'I wouldn't expect that, especially in a crowd of people. You know, thousands of people are there. Why are you going to do that?'
The officer calls for his supervisor to come over and Schwenk continues asking for the officer's name and badge number, at which point the officer tells him to leave or be arrested.
When Schwenk asks the officer why he would be arrested, the officer tells him he is blocking the flow of pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk. The officer tells him to move along and can be heard saying 'you really don't want to continue this.'
The video ends with an officer calling for a sergeant to come over and Schwenk continuing to ask for the officer's name and badge number.
In response to a request for comment about the video on Thursday, a spokesman for the Norfolk Police Department, Officer Daniel Hudson, said the department was aware of the video. Hudson said the video had been referred to the Officer of Professional Standards for an internal investigation.
Schwenk said he would like to see the officer disciplined and hopes the department conducts training to keep similar confrontations from happening in the future.
'You need to train these people better,' Schwenk said. 'Let me know, hey, you're going to be recorded. You're police officers, they have the right to do so.'


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I just saw the list e-mails on IXers working on physical products and I'd
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I have just started a new project as the user interface architect working
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scratch for production in 2007. The 2005 product is on the market and the
2006 version is already designed and currently being developed.
Interestingly, the physical design, the physical button design and layout,
and the screen user interface are different for each version.
We have been asked to leapfrog the 2006 model and design the 2007 product
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Florida Water
Florida Water is an American version of Eau de Cologne, or Cologne Water. It has the same citrus basis as Cologne Water, but shifts the emphasis to sweet orange (rather than the lemon and neroli of the original Cologne Water), and adds spicy notes including lavender and clove.[1] The name refers to the fabled Fountain of Youth,[citation needed] which was said to be located in Florida, as well as the "flowery" nature of the scent.
In the Americas[edit]
According to the current trademark holders, Lanman & Kemp Barclay,[2] Florida Water was introduced by the New York City perfumer (and founder of the original company) Robert I. Murray, in 1808. In 1835 Murray was joined by David Trumbull Lanman and the firm became Murray & Lanman, then David T. Lanman and Co., and in 1861 became Lanman & Kemp. The company states that their product, now sold under the Murray & Lanman brand, still uses the original 1808 formula, and that the current label is also a slightly modified version of the 1808 original.
Florida Water was regarded a unisex cologne, suitable for men and women alike. Victorian etiquette manuals warned young ladies against the "offensive" impression made by a strong perfume, but Florida Water and Eau de Cologne were recommended as appropriate for all, along with sachets for scenting the linen and fresh flowers in the corsage.[3] Large quantities were also used by barbershops as cologne and aftershave. In the 1880s and 1890s Murray & Lanman Florida Water was advertised as "The Richest of all Perfumes" and "The most Popular Perfume in the World".[4]
Like other colognes of the era, Florida Water was valued for its refreshing and tonic nature as well as its scent, and could be used as a skin toner or as what we would now call a "body splash". It was also used as a toilet water (eau de toilette), by adding it to the bath or wash-water.
Many baseball teams (particularly it seems in the South) use Florida Water as a refresher during the hot summer baseball months by filling a small lunch sized ice chest with water and ice and a few caps of Florida Water. They then soak rags in the tonic and wipe their pulse points and necks with the soaked rags, providing a very cooling effect to the skin and body.
In China[edit]
Florida Water (花露水) has also been manufactured in China since the turn of the 20th century, however the most famous is the hundred years old Kwong Sang Hong "Two Girls Brand" of Hong Kong. Once a common household item throughout China, particularly as a refreshing topical application on skins during summer months, "Two Girls" Florida Water remains moderately popular as a 'retro' toiletry product in Hong Kong and southeast Asia, complete with elaborate, nostalgic packaging designs.[5]
After the Communist took over mainland China in 1949, private cosmetic companies were all nationalized, brand names such as "Liu Shen" (六神), "Maxam" (美加净) and "Butterfly" (蝴蝶) were then created and made popular. These products have the same quality as Murray & Lanman and Two Girls.
- ^ American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record - 1902, page 280
- ^ Lanman & Kemp-Barclay & Co., Inc. - History section
- ^ The Woman's Book, Vol 2, various authors - 1894, page 354
- ^ Murray & Lanman trade cards, various dates
- ^ For example, see the Hong Kong-based House of Kwong Sang Hong website


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Genre: Gonzo
There may be a thorn in someone's ass, but it's not in gorgeous cover girl Nautica Thorn's ... and that's not the biggest downer. Persistent off-camera noise intrudes upon every single scene.
Each girl (except for Thorn) takes dick up the ass beautifully, although a few appear to have some "ouch" moments. Alas, it doesn't matter how delightfully Gabriela Rossi's labia flap as she slams down on Sergio's cock - unless the sound is turned off. It's possible that the reason Dick Delaware has been avoiding sex with Jaime Elle is that every time he fucks her, a bizarre "click, clack, click" sound haunts them.
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Retailing: Lots of anal sex, but best for those who turn off the sound.


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If you use the cable it's a short ride (as far as my memory serves me it is about 4-5 minutes). If you climb by foot it depends what route do you take and how fit you are. I didn't do it by myself so I can only estimate that if you choose the easy route and you climb in an average normal speed it will take some 2.5 hours or so.
There are several routes to the top if you prefer hiking up Table Mountain. One must bear in mind though that you need to go well prepared for the climb and take the necessary safety precautions. A hike can be anything from from 2 hours up to 4 hours but as said before the cable car takes about 5 minutes once you have purchased your ticket. These queues can be long so I would advise that you get a ticket on line or at cumputicket as this saves a lot of time. For more info on the hikes go to this link....
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Kevin Beaumont has something to say.
The year is 2008, and that sound you hear crackling is a pile of money burning in 20th Century Fox's back yard. Let me explain.
To form a major motion picture, you need three elements: a story (your creative reason), a profitable venture (a business reason), and a talented cast and crew (your creative force). It also requires strong catering on set.
When "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" finished airing in 2003, I knew the show was over – it had bowed out with something to say.
But yet the story kept bouncing around in my head. Would anybody ever like Dawn? Would Buffy ever touch Xander in the bad place?
Fast forward to 2008. Clearly I wasn't the only person pondering those characters and their story. Series creator Joss Whedon started a "season eight" comic, aided by many former Buffy writers, to continue tales in the universe.
"Buffy" is an international franchise, providing major DVD sales for 20th Century Fox, with brand recognition in all major territories. Most of the staff writers have gone on to big gigs, many winning major roles on hit TV shows. Show lead Sarah Michelle Gellar has gone on to front horror pic "The Grudge" and family friendly "Scooby Doo" (written by the foul mouthed and entirely hilarious James Gunn).
So, now all you need is a business reason.
And here it is: "Twilight". "Twilight" is essentially lite-horror, romance porn. But make no mistake – in it's opening weekend, the modestly budgeted ($38m) flick took over $70m. For something to be considered successful enough for a sequel, a general rule of thumb is two and a half times the production budget on domestic release. "Twilight" should easily make that mark by its second weekend. It turns out a vampiresque story with added romance and teen appeal could be a worldwide hit. Who'd have thought?
Oh yes. Joss Whedon.
I know what you're thinking. Yes, cheesecake is great — and back when the first Buffy movie was made, it was a box office bomb. Because it was. Because it was an almost terrible mess of badly executed ideas. Joss didn't have creative control of the movie, because it simply wasn't his movie – direction laid elsewhere, and he was, in movie direction terms – a small fish.
Forget the cheesecake and come back to 2008 with me – now you have somebody who understands movie direction, who has an amazing cast who want to move on to the big screen. You have, in Joss, somebody who wants to make a big summer action movie. You have somebody who has those characters and that story burning in his brain, itching to escape. And – critically – you have somebody who understands teen appeal vampire romance porn like nobody else on the planet.
There's a stack of money waiting to be made here. And let's not even mention Whedonites across the global and their DVD fetish. Want midnight screenings and buzz, too? Check.
The real question is this – what story would you tell in a 2 hour motion picture?
Update: The Twilight sequel has been greenlit.